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BEST Spring Gardens BY TAJ BARNHART MORGAN
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ALL PHOTOS BY MELANIE GRIFFIN / EUGENE, CASCADES & COAST, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED
PRINGTIME GARDENS ARE FULL of green sprouts, buds and sweet surprises. As we eagerly await blooming flowers and blue skies, we can find joy in puddle jumping through these family-friendly gardens.
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HENDRICKS PARK - EUGENE. Hendricks Park showcases rhododendrons and other native plants. The rhododendrons peak in May, making that the most colorful month. Hendricks Park features large open lawns perfect for spreading a picnic blanket on an afternoon in the spring sunshine. Narrow paths crisscross the hillside and the garden area.
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DELTA PONDS - EUGENE. Built around the natural Delta Ponds, this wetlands wildlife sanctuary is a wilderness garden. Wander the paths around the ponds and over bridges to admire nature in its undisturbed state. The water and shorelines are home to herons, geese, ducks, turtles, beavers, otters and nutria.
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OWEN ROSE GARDEN - EUGENE. Still waking up in spring, the eight acre Owen Rose Garden may not yet be fully in bloom; but the unfurling of every flower is coming! April ushers in the first cherry blossoms, and in May early roses start to flourish. Combine an outing to the Owen Rose Garden with play at Skinner Butte Park and RiverPlay Playground.
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MARCH 2022
